LAKELAND — No matter how sound the defense or how well-executed the game-plan, the Niceville boys basketball team simply could not answer the question everyone inside The Lakeland Center was... Full story
NICEVILLE — The Niceville boys basketball team hasn’t suited up and emerged from the locker room to compete on the grand stage of the final four in over four decades.
But that ends today.
When Niceville tips off with Tampa Sickles at... Full story
NICEVILLE – For days, Niceville boys basketball coach Jerome Strutchen had told his players that in order to defeat reigning Class 5A state champion Gainesville and advance to the state final four, the Eagles would have to “take... Full story
NICEVILLE — The Paxton boys basketball team had just wrapped up its final practice before tonight’s Region 1-A final when Bobcats coach Jeff Bradley joked that he’d have his team believing they could beat the Los Angeles Lakers by... Full story
A day after winning the District 1-2A tournament championship in dramatic fashion, Baker boys basketball coach Mike Martello told his Gators that they made a memory they would always cherish — but he needed them to forget about it for a little... Full story
NICEVILLE — As he stepped to the free throw line, his team hanging precariously to a one-point lead with just 10 seconds remaining, Niceville’s Kyle Koszuta said he didn’t notice the nervous hush that preceded each shot.
But after... Full story
PAXTON – As Paxton senior forward Demetrius Moore drained a pair of game-sealing free throws with just a second to play, he looked as calm as he did warming up before the game.
Often making the most difficult plays look effortless, Moore had... Full story
LAUREL HILL — As his players gathered their things in the aftermath, all Escambia Charter head coach Alfie Smith could do was shake his head.
“He blocks shots,” Smith said, “he plays way above the rim.”... Full story
NICEVILLE – In what turned out to be every bit the nip and tuck battle that is so common in the Fort Walton Beach-Niceville rivalry, it was a six-minute stretch in the second quarter of Saturday night’s District 2-5A tournament... Full story
NICEVILLE — Chris Pickett explained that the District 2-5A tournament semifinal was a microcosm of the Crestview boys basketball team’s season, meaning the Bulldogs were very good in spurts and bad in others.
The problem Friday night at... Full story
It’s nitty-gritty time for boys basketball teams in the area and around the state.
District tournament play has arrived and starts in full force tonight, as seven teams from the area will tip off in hopes of advancing to Friday’s... Full story